December 14th, 2011 with No Comments
Our Lady’s Convent High School’s commitment to Servite values was rewarded recently, when the school became the proud recipient of the London Citizens School of the Year Award.
The award was given to Our Lady’s for its commitment to justice and for being involved in practical projects to improve the lives of its students and their [...]
November 9th, 2011 with No Comments
The Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations has visited a Hackney Academy to support the students and their aspirations.
Baroness Amos, who was the first black woman to sit in the Cabinet, met students from Clapton Girls’ Academy in Hackney on Wednesday at an event to celebrate its status as an Academy. Clapton [...]
November 8th, 2011 with No Comments
The Learning Trust has launched a campaign ‘Don’t miss out’ to make sure that those eligible for free school meals apply. It’s also a chance for us to highlight the fantastic food on offer in our school canteens. Here, school chef Joseph Santagada, tells us about lunchtimes at The Urswick School, Hackney.
Eating a healthy, balanced [...]
October 25th, 2011 with No Comments
A Hackney school teacher has taken the top spot in a list of the 100 most influential gays and lesbians in the UK, beating other famous names like Clare Balding, Alan Carr and Evan Davies.
Elly Barnes, a teacher at Stoke Newington School, was nominated for the accolade by readers of the Independent on Sunday for [...]
October 25th, 2011 with No Comments
Four Sixth Formers from Clapton Girls’ Academy found themselves sleeping under the stars in a game reserve this Summer.
Briony Lambert, Tania Hossain, Titilope Badru and Alexie Telan were chosen to be part of the Wild Swans Womens’ Leadership scheme which takes young women with leadership potential on a remarkable journey of self discovery [...]
September 14th, 2011 with No Comments
Hundreds of parents and carers flocked to the annual Hackney Secondary School’s Fair this week to find out more about education in the borough.
The fair, which showcases all secondary schools in Hackney, took place on Tuesday 13 September at The Urswick School in Paragon Road. In addition to meeting teachers and headteachers, parents were also [...]
August 18th, 2011 with 1 Comment
Young people from across Hackney are celebrating today after achieving outstanding results in their A levels.
Students nervously gathered at schools and colleges across the borough this morning before receiving the news they were hoping for – and jumped straight on the phone to spread the good news!
Initial indications suggest these are Hackney’s best results yet [...]
August 18th, 2011 with No Comments
The number of students getting top grades at A level has shot up by more than 50% in just one year at Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form. More than half (55%) of A level students at the inner London comprehensive’s sixth form have achieved A*, A or B grades – up from 33% in [...]
August 18th, 2011 with No Comments
Clapton Girls’ Technology College are celebrating another fantastic year of A level results – with a number of girls acing all of their exams and securing places at some of Britain’s top universities.
Temitope Ibitoye received A*AB in Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, going to study neuro-science at Kings College. She said: “I’m so pleased with my results [...]
August 18th, 2011 with No Comments
Cardinal Pole Sixth Form is celebrating yet another great set of A Level results.
One of the success stories was that of Melissa Zaman, who notched up AABB in Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Maths. She is going on to study Neuroscience at Kings College London. She said: ‘I am really relieved; I thought I was [...]